Oil can



Feb. 17', 19253 v. E. ANDERSON OIL CAN Filed Aug. 13, 1923 Wctor Eflndens'on ATTO R N EY WITNESSESZWWA Patented Feb. 17, 1925.

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VICTOR E. ANDERSON, O R ND JUNGT N, COLORADO.

Application filed August 13, 1923.

Grand Junction, in the county of Mesa and- State of Colorado, have invented new and useful Improvements in Oil Cans, of which the followlng is a specification.

This invention relates to oil cans, and contemplates the provlsion of an attachment designed and used for the purpose of clean- 111g out an oil recelvlng opening, so that the lubricant 011 can flow through the opening to its proper destination.

In oiling machinery or the like, the oil receiving openings or ports are frequently found clogged with dirt or other foeign matter, and it is of course necessary to clean such openings or ports prior to oiling the machinery, in order to allow the oil to flow through said openings to its proper destination, nails and other sharp instruments are usually employed for this purpose, but unless these articles are at hand, considerable time is lost in obtaining a suitable instrument to clean such openings or ports as will be readily appreciated.

It is therefore the purpose of the present invention to provide an attachment for the spout of the can, and which attachment forms in reality a continuation of the spout, being designed to be effectively used for cleaning oil openings and ports as the occasion requires, the attachment being further adapted for use in the capacity of a valve to out off the flow of oil through the spout while the oil opening or port is being cleaned.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the fol lowing detailed description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, the invention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawing forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of an oil can equipped with the attachment forming the subject matter of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail View of the coupling sleeve.

Se ial No. 657,113.

Figure-4 is a sectional view taken on the line 1- 1 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional view of the spout showing the valve closed and the reainer ready for use. 7

Referring to the drawing in detail, 10 indicates an oil can which may be of any well known construction, the spout of which is indicated at 11.

The invention consists in the usual oil can 10 having a spout 11 and has one end partly closed as at 1 1 and having an outlet opening. Arranged on this spout 11 is a spout section 15 which is adapted to be rotated in a manner to be hereinafter described. This spout section indicated at 15 is fluted as shown and also tapered toward one end so that it can be effectively used for the purpose of cleaning out oil openings and ports as above stated. The spout section is semi-cylindrical in contour and partly closed at its lower end by means of an end wall 16. the later cooperating with the end wall of the tip 12, to permit the spout section to be further utilized in the capacity of a valve, to cut off the flow of oil through the spout, while the attachment is being used to clean out oil openings and ports. The spout section is held associated with the tip 12 upon which it reposes by means of a coupling sleeve 17, the sleeve being threaded upon the tip, but projecting above the latter to receive the lower end of the spout section 15. The latter is formed with a. flange 18 adjacent its lower end to cooperate with the coupling sleeve in a manner to allow the spout section to be rotated when used as a valve. When used in the latter mentioned capacity, the spout section is turned so that the partly closed end thereof will cooperate with the partly closed end of the tip 12 to prevent the oil from'flowing from the can through the spout, but when it is desired to lubricate the particular machinery or the like, the spout section is turned one-half turn in the opposite direction so as to position the partly closed end of the tip in registration with the wall 14 thereby allowing the oil to flow through the spout 11 and also through the spout section 15. The. spout section is provided with a notch 19 adjacent the lower end thereof to accommodate the bulged portion 20 of a resilient finger 21 which is supported by and rises from the coupling sleeve; When the parts are thus arranged, the spout section is held fixed relativelyto tlie. spout proper, so thatthe oil cangcanibe used in the usual manner.

lVhile it is believed that from the foregoing description, the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to have it understood that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown and described and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scgpeof ,what iselaimed.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

Thecombination with an oil can spout, a spout section'rotatably supported thereon, valvular means controlling the communication between the two sections, the spout section being provided with depressions at diametrically opposite points, a resilient latch element carried by the spout and provided witha boss adapted to be received in either of the depressions to hold the spout section against rotation, the valvular means being operated to establish communication between the spout-and spout section when the latter is rotated in one direction, and reversely when the spout section is rotated tinareverse direction, such communication being severed.

Intestnnony whereoflaflix my signature.

TVIOTQR' ANDERSON. 

